JUDGES:

Mort Castle
Patricia Lee Macomber
David Niall Wilson
and
Don D'Auria (tie-breaking judge)

RESULTS:

1. "The Laughing Man Meets Little Cat" by Paul Tremblay
2. "Dead Nude Girls" by Kevin Filan
3. "Killing Is Easy" by Scott Emerson Bull

Honourable Mentions:

"A Very Personal Jesus" by Carter Nipper
"Mass Exodus" by Brian Plante
"Seven Souls" by Mark Zirbel

The top three placers were published in ChiZine, issue #14 (October - December, 2002).

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